PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Burczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Burczynski
vs
Richards

176 cm
23
168 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
168 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kamil Burczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Richards!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burczynski jabs Richards to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Richards misses with a two punch combination.
Burczynski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Richards tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burczynski is able to avoid easily.
Burczynski clobbers Richards with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Richards throws a leg kick but Burczynski checks it.
A nice combination there by Richards.
Richards misses with a body shot.
Richards scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burczynski doesn't seem bothered though.
Richards thumps Burczynski with a low kick.
Richards throws a lazy right hand but Burczynski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Richards avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burczynski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richards.
Richards lands with a nice combination. Burczynski backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burczynski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burczynski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richards circles away quickly and effectively.
Burczynski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Richards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burczynski.
Richards lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Richards pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burczynski dives in and grabs Richards's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richards pushes down on Burczynski's head and hops out.
Burczynski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Richards.
Richards defending well as Burczynski loads up on a big left hand.
Burczynski scores with a spinning back kick!
Burczynski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Richards.
Burczynski lands an overhand right.
Richards lands a leg kick that knocks Burczynski off balance momentarily.
Donk. Burczynski catches Richards right on the button with a cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Richards misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a leg kick but Burczynski moved away.
Richards misses with a leg kick.
Burczynski wants to land a leg kick but Richards is out of range.
Burczynski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richards moves out of range as Burczynski strikes.
Burczynski shoots in looking for a takedown. Richards tries to sprawl out of it but Burczynski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Richards manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Burczynski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch combination from Burczynski misses.
Richards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burczynski's sensitive parts.
Richards swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Richards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Burczynski throws a push kick but Richards slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Richards misses with a double jab.
Burczynski checks a leg kick.
Burczynski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circling - Burczynski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richards lands a jab to the nose.
Richards thows a body shot but no joy.
Keith Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards throws a series of punches but Burczynski moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Richards.
Richards throws a leg kick but Burczynski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Burczynski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Richards counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Burczynski does it's job there.
Richards defending well as Burczynski loads up on a big left hand.
Burczynski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Richards manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Richards moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Richards swings widly with a right hand
and Burczynski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Burczynski misses.
Richards avoids a kick to the body.
Burczynski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Richards throws a front kick aimed at Burczynski's knee but Burczynski avoids it well.
Richards connects with a looping right hand.
Richards misses with a body shot.

Burczynski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Burczynski showed some decent athleticism there.
Richards moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burczynski is looking to work some ground and pound but Richards has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Keith Richards will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Richards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burczynski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Richards.
Richards stuns Burczynski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Richards swings for the body but Burczynski moves out of range.
Burczynski blocks a leg kick.
Burczynski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Richards tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Richards scores with a jab to the body.
Richards swats away the attempt to clinch by Burczynski.
Burczynski misses with a hook
and Richards counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Richards misses with a body shot

and Burczynski counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burczynski working the ground and pound from side control.
Burczynski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Richards is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Richards down.
Burczynski takes a little break here. Richards wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Richards managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Burczynski.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards is looking to reverse the position.
Burczynski wants to control but Richards is keeping him busy.
Richards tries to control but Burczynski manages to take his back.

Richards is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Richards fending off the submission attempt from Burczynski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Richards is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards is trying to break free.
Burczynski controls the action.
I really don't envy Richards right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burczynski looking for the choke from the back.

Burczynski looking for the RNC.
Burczynski has the hooks in. Richards is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Burczynski trying to control.
Richards turns into Burczynski and is now in his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burczynski is on top in guard.

Burczynski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards keeping full guard, as Burczynski tries to pass.
Burczynski postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards keeping full guard, as Burczynski tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Richards working a defensive guard but Burczynski manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamil Burczynski dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Burczynski.
Donk. Burczynski catches Richards right on the button with a cross.
Richards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burczynski.
Burczynski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burczynski manages to avoid it.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Richards enables Burczynski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Richards manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Richards is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Burczynski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Richards looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Burczynski passes into half guard.
Burczynski prevents Richards from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Richards is looking to improve his position.
Burczynski is taking a breather. Richards says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Richards is looking to improve his position.
Burczynski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Burczynski is working for a kimura but Richards is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski is taking a breather. Richards says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Burczynski trying to control the action but Richards is working from the bottom.
Burczynski is really struggling to control Richards but he's trying to hold on to the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Well, if Burczynski is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kamil Burczynski.
Burczynski wants to clinch.
Richards takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Richards throws a hook but Burczynski blocks it.
Richards misses with a double jab.
Keith Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burczynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Richards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burczynski manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Burczynski blocks the low kick.
Burczynski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Richards finds it's way round the side to connect with Burczynski's head.
Richards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burczynski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richards blocks a head kick by Burczynski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards jabs Burczynski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Keith Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burczynski connects with a crisp jab.
Burczynski scores with a head kick.
Burczynski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Richards.
Richards fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burczynski is out of range.
Burczynski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Burczynski. That snapped Richards's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burczynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richards throws out the jab.
Burczynski throws a hook but Richards avoids it easily.
Richards staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards misses with a leg kick.
Richards is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burczynski rather than just go for the knockout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burczynski.
Burczynski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kamil Burczynski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burczynski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamil Burczynski!
Kamil Burczynski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.